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Taylor's money: where it comes from and where it goes

In the latest recorded fiscal year (ended September 30, 2021), Taylor took in $31.4 million and spent $44.1 million.

Latest recorded year: ended September 30, 2021Comes fromGoes to

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Where it comes from

City taxes50%Fees for services (sewer, water)42%Federal tax money3.4%Fines and other2.6%County and local tax money1.6%State tax money0.3%

What stands out

14%

of Taylor's money comes from sales tax.Most U.S. cities of 10,000 to 50,000 people get none.

City taxes50%

Property tax
33%$10.4 million
Sales tax
14%$4.3 million
Other taxes
3.2%$1.0 million
What's in other taxesPublic utility taxes; other taxes not classified elsewhere and 1 more
  • Public utility taxes$823 thousand
  • Other taxes not classified elsewhere$185 thousand
  • Alcoholic beverage licenses$5 thousand

Amounts are by Census tax category.

Fees for services42%

Fees for services
42%$13.2 million
What's in fees for servicesSewer; water and 4 more
  • Sewer$5.2 million
  • Water$5.2 million
  • Garbage collection$1.9 million
  • Airport$429 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$327 thousand
  • Parks and recreation$85 thousand

Amounts are by Census type of charge.

Federal tax money3.4%

Grants from Washington, paid for by the federal taxes residents also pay.

From the federal government
3.4%$1.1 million

State tax money0.3%

Money the state passes on, paid for by the state taxes residents also pay.

From the state
0.3%$103 thousand

County and local tax money1.6%

Money passed on by the county or other local governments.

From the county and other local governments
1.6%$512 thousand

Fines and other2.6%

Interest, rents and other
2.0%$639 thousand
Fines
0.5%$169 thousand

Where it goes

Water, sewer, trash and utilities38%Police, fire, courts and jails20%Roads, transit and parking17%Running the government and other costs13%Interest on debt4.3%All other spending8.2%

What stands out

38%

of Taylor's spending goes to water, sewer, trash and other utilities.A typical U.S. city of 10,000 to 50,000 people spends 24%.

Spending by category100%

Water, sewer, trash and utilities
38%$17.0 million
What's in water, sewer, trash and utilitiesSewer systems; water supply and 1 more
  • Sewer systems$7.5 million
  • Water supply$7.5 million
  • Garbage and solid waste$1.9 million
Police, fire, courts and jails
20%$8.7 million
What's in police, fire, courts and jailsPolice; fire protection and 2 more
  • Police$4.5 million
  • Fire protection$3.2 million
  • Courts and legal services$531 thousand
  • Inspections and regulation$467 thousand
Roads, transit and parking
17%$7.3 million
What's in roads, transit and parkingRoads and highways and airports
  • Roads and highways$6.8 million
  • Airports$549 thousand
Running the government and other costs
13%$5.6 million
What's in running the government and other costsCentral staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology); other and not broken out and 3 more
  • Central staff services (personnel, purchasing, technology)$2.6 million
  • Other and not broken out$1.3 million
  • Government buildings$856 thousand
  • Finance, tax collection and budgeting$600 thousand
  • Other government-run businesses$232 thousand
Interest on debt
4.3%$1.9 million
What's in interest on debtInterest on general debt and interest on water supply debt
  • Interest on general debt$1.0 million
  • Interest on water supply debt$881 thousand
Parks, recreation and libraries
4.0%$1.7 million
What's in parks, recreation and librariesParks and recreation and libraries
  • Parks and recreation$1.3 million
  • Libraries$463 thousand
Environment and natural resources
2.8%$1.2 million
What's in environment and natural resourcesNatural resources, farming and conservation
  • Natural resources, farming and conservation$1.2 million
Housing and community development
1.3%$571 thousand
Health and hospitals
0.1%$46 thousand
What's in health and hospitalsPublic health
  • Public health$46 thousand
Social services
<0.1%$36 thousand
What's in social servicesWelfare institutions and other public welfare
  • Welfare institutions$33 thousand
  • Other public welfare$3 thousand
Sources and moreWhere these numbers come from and what they cover

City of Taylor. U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments, Finance, individual unit file, fiscal year ended September 30, 2021. The Census record for this government is from the 2022 survey, the newest on file.

What this covers. The money of City of Taylor itself. Other governments that serve the same area (the city, county, school district and state) are separate and not included. Borrowing, transfers between a government's own funds, and pension trust funds are not counted as revenue.